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BudgetNavy Budget Caps Caused Cuts And Delays in USVs And NGAD, Officials Say
The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed on the Department of the Navy forced it to lower funding for unmanned vessels and work on the next carrier-based fighter under […]
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Air ForceKendall: Fiscal Responsibility Act Constraints Will Slow U.S. Space Force Programs
The fiscal limits in last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act will slow U.S. Space Force modernization in fiscal 2025, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “We made a [fiscal 2025] tradeoff […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Seeks Two More FRCs In FY ‘25 Budget To Enhance Indo-Pacific Presence
The Coast Guard is requesting $216 million in fiscal year 2025 for two fast response cutters (FRCs) as part of a plan to bolster the service’s presence in the Indo-Pacific […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyStratolaunch, With Ursa Major’s Hadley Engine, Completes First Powered Talon-A Hypersonic Flight
Stratolaunch, LLC last Saturday said it successfully completed the first powered flight of its Talon-A test vehicle, reaching high supersonic speeds, a key milestone in the development of the privately […]
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InternationalFMS Deals Approved For Korea, North Macedonia
The State Department last Friday said it has approved two foreign military sales (FMS) to South Korea and North Macedonia, the former a potential $350 deal for engines and related […]
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ArmyIFPC-HPM Prototype Deliveries Complete, Epirus Eyes Engineering Tests Ahead Of Potential Deployment
Engineering and development testing by the Army of a drone-killing microwave-based directed energy system is set to begin shortly, another important milestone for what system developer Epirus hopes will pave […]
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SpaceEO/IR Cubesat Tech Demo on SpaceX Transporter-10 Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a number of small satellites for the company’s Transporter-10 project launched on March 4 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Such birds included Arcfield-owned […]
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Missile DefenseU.S. And Japan To Finalize Hypersonic Defense Co-Development Agreement
The U.S. and Japanese governments are getting close to finalizing an agreement to jointly develop and build a hypersonic missile defense interceptor, a military official said. Director of the Missile […]
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ArmyArmy To Stand Up New Cross-Functional Team Focused On Deep Sensing
The Army is standing up a new cross-functional team (CFT) focused on deep sensing, the service’s chief of staff said on Thursday. Gen. Randy George, the Army chief, declined to […]
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Missile DefenseIn First, MDA Directed Not To Brief On FY25 Budget; Prefers Extra Funds On Higher Interceptor Numbers
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) confirmed on Thursday that he was directed from above to not participate in the annual budget briefings planned for March 11, a […]
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